Dimond objects to Alaska funding in four billion works relief
Washington dispatch reports Delegate Anthony J. Dimond criticizing the PWA for allocating funds to artists and writers while Alaska begged for schools, roads, hospitals, and municipal improvements. He noted loans for Anchorage, Valdez, Petersburg, Cordova and other towns, urging bondable loans over grants to aid roads and development.
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Anthony J. Dimond
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Alaska
Dimond
Anchorage
Valdez
Petersburg
Cordova
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Territory
Matanuska Valley
Pioneer Woman Sadie Yaeger Dies Aboard Near Seattle
Seattle pioneer Sadie May Yaeger died from a cerebral hemorrhage aboard a vessel nearing Seattle while returning from Cordova after a visit to her daughter. She is survived by daughters Mrs O R Carr and Mrs A C Cartwright of Cordova and Mrs Clara Peterman of Vallejo California, plus five children in Seattle: William, Lois, Mabel, Frank and Helen Yaeger.
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Sadie May Yaeser
Seattle
O R Carr
A C Cartwright
Clara Peterman
Vallejo
Califoria
William
Lois
Mabel
Frank
Helen Yaeger
Yaeger
Obituary Note for Mrs. Charles and Husband’s Passing
The notice references a long marriage of forty five years and mentions that her husband Charles died six years ago. It records personal details implying a family remembrance within a local obituary context.
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Charles
Fall recovery noted in Dan Bradstreet review
Dan Bradstreet's review notes favorable influences this week lifting the fall season after an auspicious start. The review cites growing consumer income and low inventories, with retail sales rising and a broader merchandise range, especially quality rods, driving demand.
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Associated Press
New York
Dan Brad Itreet
Review Today
Babe Risko Captures World Middleweight Title
Babe Risko of Syracuse defeated Teddy Yarosz of Monaca PA by unanimous decision in fifteen rounds in Pittsburgh to claim the world middleweight championship. Risko floored Yarosz twice and weighed 158 1/4 pounds to 158 1/2 for the champion.
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Yarosz
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Teddy Yarosz
Monaca
Pennsylvania
Risko
Texas Oil Man Arrested For Tax Evasion In Dallas
Eldridge S. Price once wealthy Texas oil man was arrested at Valdez and charged with income tax evasion. He arrived by the Yukon to Seattle and is held to await removal to Dallas to stand trial.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Eldridge S. Price
Texas
Valdez
Yukon
Dallas
European powers clash as Italy-Ethiopia tension rises
Rome officials report Britain massing Mediterranean ships and protest to the League as a threat of war while London calls maneuvers precautionary. Italy boosts Africa troops to ten thousand as Emperor Selassie rejects concessions and allies discuss possible substitutes for a peace plan.
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Africa
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Associated Press
National Youth Administration Plans for Unemployed Youth
The NYA outlines three paths for 18 year old John Smith of Any Town to gain work or study including job training, work relief projects, or further schooling. Local volunteers will assist with apprenticeship placements, employer coordination, and union-approved arrangements.
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Sigrid Arne Washington
John Smith
United States
National Youth Pro
NYA
John
National Youth Administration Office
Nelson
Kcity
Condi
Alaska Yukon Pacific Highway report deeming costs modest
A joint committee reports the Alaska Yukon Pacific Highway would not be expensive to build in Yukon Territory. Main obstacles are the Yurkon, Pelly and Stewart Rivers with ferries usable until bridges are warranted. The road could stay open year round for commerce and lure tourists seven months yearly. Separately reports critical of some New Deal policies were presented to the U S Chamber directors during their major session.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alaska
Yukon Pacific
Department of the Interior
Yukon Territory
Yurkon
Pelly
Stewart
U. S. Chamber
Pioneer Memorial Proposed Supt Hansen At Sitka
Feld notes Sitka September 5 1935 Superintendent Nugget urges Alaska Pioneer Memorial to honor 470 pioneers buried at Sitka and scattered graves across the territory. He warns delaying the project may erase gratitude as pioneers of 1898 fade. Continued on Page Two.
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Supt. Hansen
Sitka
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Montin Day Nugeet
Nunie Alski
Pioners
Alaska
Territory of
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